sacrament

sacrament
[ˈsakrəm(ə)nt]
noun
  1. a religious ceremony or act of the Christian Church which is regarded as an outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual divine grace, in particular
    （基督教的）圣事，圣礼，尤指
    ■(in the Roman Catholic and many Orthodox Churches) the seven rites of baptism, confirmation, the Eucharist, penance, anointing of the sick, ordination, and matrimony
    （罗马天主教会和许多正教会的）七项圣事（洗礼、坚振礼、圣餐、补赎、终傅、授圣职礼、婚配）
    ■(among Protestants) baptism and the Eucharist
    （新教徒的）洗礼和圣餐
    ■(亦作 the Blessed Sacrament 或 the Holy Sacrament)(in Catholic use) the consecrated elements of the Eucharist, especially the bread or Host
    （天主教会的）圣餐中经过祝圣的东西（尤指圣餐面包或圣体）
    he heard Mass and received the sacrament.
    他望了弥撒，接受了圣餐面包。
    ■a thing of mysterious and sacred significance; a religious symbol
    具有神秘性质和神圣意义的事物；宗教的象征
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French sacrement, from Latin sacramentum 'solemn oath' (from sacrare 'to hallow', from sacer 'sacred'), used in Christian Latin as a translation of Greek mustērion 'mystery'
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